Profiles In Law

Richard Schwartz is the founder of Richard Schwartz & Associates.  Over twenty years ago, this lifelong resident of Mississippi decided he needed a firm that would be able to cater towards personal injury claims including workers compensation and maritime law.

Richard received his B.A. degree from Millsaps College and J.D. degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1978.

His memberships include:

• Mississippi Association of Justice
• Mississippi Prosecutors Association
• Mississippi Bar Association

In addition to being the head of his Jackson worker compensation attorneys, Mr. Schwartz is also a licensed real estate broker and an approved closing attorney for title and mortgage companies.

Mr. Schwartz’s personal injury law firm in Jackson currently serves the needs of Mississippians by providing quality legal service in the personal injury field.

David Galyon, Jackson personal injury lawyer,  is the managing partner of Richard Schwartz & Associates, P.A. He has litigated matters involving a broad array of substantive areas of practice, but with a special focus on personal injury litigation, before state and federal courts and various administrative agencies.

Mr. Galyon has lectured and taught continuing legal education classes on tort law and how to try soft issue injury cases. He is a faculty member of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy.

Mr. Galyon solves his clients’ problems and pays close attention to their individual needs. He believes in protecting the rights of individuals and concentrates his practice in personal injury and auto accidents. He is admitted to practice before all state and district courts in Mississippi as well as the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Areas of Practice

Personal Injury Law; Workers Compensation Law; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Social Security Disability; Maritime Law

Admitted

1991, Mississippi

Law School

Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., 1990

College

University of Texas-El Paso, B.S., 1985

Richard Schwartz founded Richard Schwartz & Associates more than 20 years ago. He is a lifelong resident of Jackson, MS. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Millsaps College and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1978, where he was a member of Phi Delta Phi Honor Fraternity and an officer of the Moot Court Board.

Mr. Schwartz is a member of the Mississippi Association of Justice, the Mississippi Prosecutors Association, and the Mississippi Bar Association. He is also a licensed real estate broker and an approved closing attorney for title and mortgage companies. Mr. Schwartz served as Assistant City Prosecutor in Jackson, MS for ten years and as the City Prosecutor for Ridgeland, MS for two years. Mr. Schwartz’s firm currently serves the needs of Mississippians by providing quality legal service in the personal injury field.

Mr. Schwartz is involved in numerous charities with a strong focus on programs and charities dedicated to keeping children safe. He donates his time and monetary efforts to charities such as: Blair Batson Children’s Hospital of Mississippi, Mississippi Safe Kids, Mississippi Brain Injury Association, the Boys and Girls Club of Central Mississippi, 100 Black Men of Jackson, Coats for Kids/Salvation Army, Toys for Tots, National Multiple Sclerosis—Mississippi Chapter, American Cancer, American Arthritis, New Stage Theater, Ballet Mississippi, and Terry High School’s “Take 3 Seconds” seat belt campaign.

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Halsey Cumbest is a partner at the Law Firm of Cumbest, Cumbest, Hunter & McCormick. The firm itself is a general practice firm, however his area of specialization is real estate. He currently works alongside of Scott Cumbest; who’s practices in personal injury, insurance litigation and eminent domain. Both comprise only one third of the partners at this Mississippi accident law firm.

Education:
University of Mississippi (J.D.)
University of Mississippi (B.B.A.)

Memberships:
Mississippi Bar and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, 1979
Jackson County Bar Association
The Mississippi Bar

Mr. Cumbest has represented clients throughout the Gulf Coast as he is licensed to practice law across the state of Mississippi. His skill with the local jurisdictions and legal process coincide with his dedication to fairness for his clients, helping set Cumbest, Cumbest, Hunter & McCormick apart from any other law firm in Mississippi.

You can find this Pascagoula lawyer at 729 Watts Avenue, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567

David O. McCormick was born in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, February 1, 1955.  He has been a part of numerous large cases which span across areas such as asbestos litigation, personal injury, workers compensation, product liability and maritime law just to name a few.  He currently works alongside his partner, John L. Hunter.

Education:
University of Mississippi (B.B.A)

Memberships:
Alumni Board, University of Mississippi, 1995-1997; 2001 to present
President, University of Mississippi Alumni Association, 2007-2008
Executive Committee Ole Miss Alumni Association
University of Mississippi Loyalty Foundation

As a Mississippi accident attorney, David has over 15 reported cases which include Wilson v. USF&G, 830 F.2d 588  as well as Phillip Horne, et al v. Mobile Area Water and Sewer System, Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners of the City of Mobile, Alabama, and City of Mobile, Alabama.

You can find this personal injury attorney at Cumbest, Cumbest, Hunter & McCormick, located 729 Watts Avenue, Drawer 1287, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567.

John L. Hunter, of Cumbest, Cumbest, Hunter & McCormick, has been working with clients throughout Mississippi state with their personal injury, products liability, admiralty and maritime law, insurance, workers compensation, and accident injuries.

This Mississippi accident lawyer attended the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University.  Additionally, he was admitted to the Mississippi Bar and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi, U.S. District Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court, among others.

Some of his memberships include:

American Bar Association
Mississippi Association for Justice
The American Association for Justic
American Board of Trial Advocates, Former President

Mr. Hunter is another attorner at Cumbest, Cumbest, Hunter & McCormick.  He has worked with Arvis Cumbest who is semi retired, among other successful Mississippi attorneys.  Their office is located 729 Watts Avenue, Pascagoula, MS.

Arvis Cumbest is a personal injury and criminal defense attorney at Cumbest, Cumbest, Hunter and McCormick.  Although semi-retired, he still practices law in the areas of practice above.  He was born in Wade, Mississippi, and has helped many with their Mississippi accidents, regardless of how extreme the personal injury was.  Mr. Cumbest served in the United States Army for two years, and was a City and County Prosecutor in Moss Point, Pascagoula, and Jackson County respectively.

Education:

• University of Southern Mississippi
• Jackson School of Law

Admission:

• Mississippi Bar, 1958
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, 1965

Let our law firm know if you are looking for Mississippi accident attorney.  Although Mr. Cumbest may not be able to help, he will have someone within his firm who can.

Michael G. Pond, Jackson bankruptcy lawyer, graduated with distinction from the Mississippi College School of Law. He was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1990 and has been representing consumers before the bankruptcy courts in Mississippi ever since. In addition to handling bankruptcy cases he also has obtained a number of large settlements from banks and finance companies for victims of predatory lending.

Areas of Practice:
Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
Consumer Fraud
Consumer Litigation

Education:
Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., with distinction
Tulane University School of Law, Energy and Environmental Law
University of Texas at Tyler, B.B.A., Finance/Economics
Millsaps College, Else School of Management

Member:
Mississippi Bar, 1990
Mississippi Trial Lawyer’s Association 
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys

Larry is a 1984 honors graduate of the University of Houston Law School and a member of the Order of the Coif and Order of Barristers. He began his law career as a briefing attorney with Justice James P. Wallace, of the Texas Supreme Court, 1984-1985. After that, Larry was with the firm of Vinson & Elkins in their Austin office for five years before joining Mithoff & Jacks in 1990 (becoming a shareholder in 1992) and then the Watts Law Firm, L.L.P. in 2006.

If you are looking for a Mississippi lung cancer lawyer, look no farther.  Larry is currently a reviewer for the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and was a member of the Pattern Jury Charge Committee for the volume on Business, Consumer and Employment litigation. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), the American Association for Justice (AAJ), Austin Bar Association, Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association and he is a director of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA).

Larry Wright is a partner with Environmental Litigation Group, P.C. Larry’s practice includes a broad range of civil litigation, with a focus on environmental and personal injury litigation, and one of few lung cancer attorneys. He is board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is licensed in Texas and Tennessee.

Larry is the lead author of the recent award-winning article, Remember the Alamo: The Seventh Amendment of the United States Constitution, the Doctrine of Incorporation, and State Caps on Jury Awards, 45 S. TEX. L. REV. 449 (2004). He is a Texas Monthly “Texas Super Lawyer” and a 2010 inductee into “The Best Lawyers in America” for Personal Injury.

Mr. Gardner practices personal injury, social security and bankruptcy law on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.   He was admitted in 1978 and has practiced law in State courts,  Federal courts, Appeals court and the State Supreme Court.

Memberships

• Mississippi Bar Association
• Mississippi Association for Justice
• American Association for Justice

Born

• Union, Mississippi

James is the senior partner at the Gardner Law Firm, P.C., which has offices in Pascagoula, Biloxi and Hattiesburg.  The firm helps people with Offshore Injuries, Auto Accidents, Wrongful Death, Products Liability, Head, Neck Back and Brain Injuries, Workers Compensation, Bankruptcy, Social Security Disability, Trucking Accidents, Chinese Dry Wall; Chinese Drywall. Read the rest of this entry →